(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
armuchee
atheneum
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
blechnum
bohemium
bohemium
noun
(chemistry) Former name of rhenium.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buchheim
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
checksum
checksum
noun
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
verb
(mathematics, computing) To compute a checksum.
chemulpo
chemurgy
chemurgy
noun
(chemistry) a branch of applied chemistry that is concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials.
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chetrums
chetrums
noun
plural of chetrum
chetumal
chimique
chromule
chromule
noun
(botany, dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
chummage
chummage
noun
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
chummery
chummery
noun
(India, historical) The building in which unmarried British army officers were quartered during the British Raj.
(South Asia) The shared home of a group of men who are unmarried or working at a distance from their families.
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
chummies
chummies
noun
plural of chummy
dihelium
dihelium
noun
(chemistry, especially in combination) Two helium atoms in a molecule.
doughmen
drumhead
drumhead
noun
Alternative spelling of drum head
dumbhead
dumbhead
Noun
A stupid person.
durkheim
dutchmen
dutchmen
noun
plural of dutchman
elmhurst
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
ephebeum
ephebeum
noun
A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise
euaechme
euchrome
euphemia
euphemie
euphemus
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
eurythmy
eurythmy
noun
(medicine) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.
Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
euthamia
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
gatherum
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
gumpheon
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
gumshoes
gumshoes
noun
plural of gumshoe
habendum
habendum
noun
(law, dated) The part of a deed that formally defines the extent of ownership or tenancy granted.
hametugs
hamulate
hamulate
adj
Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped
hamulose
hamulose
adj
Bearing a small hook at the end
haulmier
hegumene
hegumens
hegumens
noun
plural of hegumen
hegumeny
helenium
helenium
noun
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
heligmus
hemionus
hemionus
noun
Obsolete form of hemione.
hempbush
heredium
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
homuncle
houseman
houseman
noun
(chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.
(now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant.
housemen
housemen
noun
plural of houseman
huberman
hubmaker
hugmatee
humanate
humanate
adj
(obsolete) Imbued with humanity.
humanely
humanely
adv
in a humane way
humanest
humanest
adj
superlative form of humane: most humane
humanise
humanise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
humanize
humanize
verb
(intransitive) To become humane or civilized.
(transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
(transitive) To make sympathetic or relatable.
(transitive, medicine) To convert into something human or belonging to humans.
To make humane.
humberto
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humblest
humblest
adj
superlative form of humble: most humble
humerals
humerals
noun
plural of humeral
humeston
humettee
humfried
humidate
humified
humified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humify
humifuse
humifuse
adj
(botany) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent
humiture
humiture
noun
An index of temperature and humidity intended to encapsulate in one number how hot it feels on a humid day.
hummable
hummable
adj
(music) Suitable for humming or humming along
hummeler
hummeler
noun
One who, or a machine which, hummels.
hummuses
hummuses
noun
plural of hummus
humorers
humorize
humorize
verb
(rare, transitive) To humor someone.
humoured
humoured
adj
(in compounds) Having a disposition or mood of a specified kind.
Spoilt. indulged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humour
humphrey
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
humpless
humpless
adj
Without humps.
humulene
humulene
noun
A naturally-occurring monocyclic sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of Humulus lupulus (hops).
humulone
humulone
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus).
huntsmen
huntsmen
noun
plural of huntsman
hurtsome
hurtsome
adj
Characterised or marked by hurt; causing injury or pain
hutments
hutments
noun
plural of hutment
hymenium
hymenium
noun
(mycology) The sporebearing surface of a fungus.
hymettus
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
hyraceum
hyraceum
noun
The petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.
inhumane
inhumane
adj
Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
inhumate
inhumate
verb
To inhume; to bury.
inhumers
inhumers
noun
plural of inhumer
lemuelah
limebush
lumachel
lumachel
noun
(geology) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours
machutte
madhouse
madhouse
noun
(by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
maghutte
mattheus
matthieu
melkhout
melkhout
noun
(South Africa) The milkwood tree.
menehune
menehune
Noun
A member of a hidden race in Hawaiian mythology, often described as very small and having magical powers
meshugah
meshugga
meshugge
meshugge
adj
crazy, mad, senseless, insane
metuchen
mezuzahs
mezuzahs
noun
plural of mezuzah
mezuzoth
morpheus
morpheus
Proper noun
The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
mouedhin
mouthers
mouthers
noun
plural of mouther
mouthier
mouthier
adj
comparative form of mouthy: more mouthy
muchness
muchness
noun
Greatness in quantity, number, amount, or degree.
Large size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
muckhole
mudholes
mudholes
noun
plural of mudhole
mudirieh
mughouse
mughouse
noun
(obsolete) An alehouse; a pothouse.
muirhead
muleshoe
muleshoe
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
mulhacen
mulhouse
mulhouse
Proper noun
A city in Alsace, France
mumhouse
mumphead
muncheel
munchers
munchers
noun
plural of muncher
munchies
munchies
noun
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.
murphied
murphies
murphies
noun
plural of murphy
murrhine
murrhine
adj
Made of the stone or material called murrha by the Ancient Romans; applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups.
noun
Alternative form of murrine
murthers
murthers
noun
plural of murther
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of murther
mushhead
mushhead
Noun
A stupid person.
mushiest
mushiest
adj
superlative form of mushy: most mushy
mustache
mustache
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of moustache.
nympheum
outhomer
outhomer
verb
(baseball) To score more home runs than another player.